Comments on: Charity Fest: Giving Back – Pictage Style! http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/12/charity-fest-giving-back-pictage-style/ Marketing Consulting for the Photography Industry Mon, 21 May 2012 14:37:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jim Collins http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/12/charity-fest-giving-back-pictage-style/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Jim Collins Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:05:03 +0000 http://mei500.com/blog/?p=2009#comment-324 Hey Skip, thanks for your involvement and for this great mention. It's funny that the photos of Mr. Willis are the ones that you used. He came in when we were done. We'd already packed up and were preparing to leave. When people saw him, in that great suit and with that smile, they sprang into action. Two Pictage employees, Scott Miura and Monty Jessop held up the backdrop, and Pictage member photographer Spencer Clark grabbed his camera and we were off! This day was amazing. It was one of those, 'go big or go home' moments. Other folks who were critical to our success were Will Jacks, Chris Williams, Misty Miotto, and Matt and Enna Grazier. Each of these folks contributed countless hours to making my hair-brained dream come true. There is no way I could ever thank them enough. CBS Evening News came and they spent a lot of time with us. I heard from the producer the other day that the story may still run. I'd love that. Photographers do so much to give back, and for the most part, they're unsung heroes. I'd love to see their footage of photographer Lorenzo Nicholson or Kate Gardiner on the national news. The shoot was the same day as the Fort Irwin disaster so we were preempted. Such is life. Thanks for all of your help and support Skip. We couldn't do this stuff without you. Onward! Hey Skip, thanks for your involvement and for this great mention. It’s funny that the photos of Mr. Willis are the ones that you used. He came in when we were done. We’d already packed up and were preparing to leave. When people saw him, in that great suit and with that smile, they sprang into action. Two Pictage employees, Scott Miura and Monty Jessop held up the backdrop, and Pictage member photographer Spencer Clark grabbed his camera and we were off!

This day was amazing. It was one of those, ‘go big or go home’ moments. Other folks who were critical to our success were Will Jacks, Chris Williams, Misty Miotto, and Matt and Enna Grazier. Each of these folks contributed countless hours to making my hair-brained dream come true. There is no way I could ever thank them enough.

CBS Evening News came and they spent a lot of time with us. I heard from the producer the other day that the story may still run. I’d love that. Photographers do so much to give back, and for the most part, they’re unsung heroes. I’d love to see their footage of photographer Lorenzo Nicholson or Kate Gardiner on the national news. The shoot was the same day as the Fort Irwin disaster so we were preempted. Such is life.

Thanks for all of your help and support Skip. We couldn’t do this stuff without you.

Onward!

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